"What the hell did Xiao Letian teach you? So much so that you don't even recognize your own mother? You are the flesh that fell off my body. If you don't believe me, who else can I believe?"
"Six hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver! Do you know how much you can do? You just gave it to them as you said? Are you still hiding outside the palace? Is it your territory outside the palace?"
"Do you really think that with the title of emperor, the world really belongs to you? Now you know it! Even if you are an emperor, you can't do anything when it comes to money!"
"It's time to blackmail you, but you won't be lenient!"
"I'm just wondering, where did your idea of being on guard against your mother come from? Who taught you this!"
Cixi wiped her tears and walked back and forth at the door of Sanxi Hall. Inside, Zai Chun was kneeling on the ground without saying a word!
What exactly is Zaichun kneeling on? In fact, it is just a seal. It is placed on the sofa near the window in the south of Sanxi Hall. On the mahogany bed table, a small yellow parcel unfolds, revealing a bright jade seal inside!
This is the seal of "It's difficult for you" engraved by Emperor Yongzheng's order!
It was quite appropriate for the situation. Zai Chun was severely beaten. Today, he should know how difficult it is to be a king!
"Fortunately, you didn't tell the truth. You didn't reveal the amount of silver in your hand. What else could you save...didn't you say you took fifteen million taels of British military aid?"
"What you admit to the outside world is five million taels! Don't touch these five million taels yet. God knows when those bastards will be thinking about your money!"
"The remaining ten million taels will be given to E Niang, and E Niang will look after you... It will be safe if you put it here with me. No matter how bold they are, they will not dare to steal money from the Queen Mother!"
"Be good...obedient...Da Sixi...come here..."
Da Sixi and others were kneeling on the stone steps at the gate of the Yangxin Hall wiping away tears. The rabbit died and the fox was saddened by its own kind. Manshun had no conflicts with them on weekdays and had good personal relationships. How could he end up like this today? Not sad?
When the Queen Mother summoned him, Da Sixi rolled in like a rubber ball. When he entered, he kowtowed, "Greetings to the Queen Mother, greetings to the Queen Mother..."
"The Ai family doesn't want your greetings. What the Ai family wants is Long Live Lord's money! I hope you dog slaves can't keep an eye on the family property, so take it all out!"
"It's not like the Emperor himself has more than ten million silver hidden away, right? It's not yours to handle... whether it's cash or banknotes, give it to the Ai family!"
Da Si's face turned pale with joy, "Your Majesty... I don't have... the money is really not in the hands of the slave. I am responsible for the etiquette, clothing, meals and other things around the Long Live Lord. The money is really not under my control!"
"Nonsense! You are a personal eunuch, and the emperor doesn't let you pretend to be a man when he spends money on weekdays. Who else can he let? Those who don't tell the truth will be slapped by the Ai family!"
A eunuch who was a close confidant of Cixi walked over and slapped her from left to right without any mercy. When she was beaten, she had to keep thanking her!
"Thank you, Queen Mother, for the reward! Thank you, Queen Mother... I really don't have any money. On weekdays, my Lord Long Live spends only a few thousand taels on me!"
"Fifteen million taels of silver, that's not what a servant has the right to control! Thank you... the Queen Mother for the reward!"
Cixi's eyes were red. Now she only wanted to hold the ten million taels of silver in her hands. Only with silver in her hands could she feel safe!
"You didn't? Drag Xiao Sixi out to the Ai family and beat her! Isn't it in Xiao Sixi's hands?"
Xiao Sixi didn't run away either. He also rolled in. As soon as he entered the door, he kowtowed as hard as he could, "Your Majesty, please forgive me... I am in charge of the emperor's food, clothing, housing and transportation, and it is also my responsibility to restrain the maids!"
"A slave really can't touch money! A slave doesn't have that power..."
"Your Majesty, calm down, I will fight you, I will fight you, I will fight you..."
The slave was beaten, but actually it was for the master to see. Cixi beat the big four and the small four, but she still stared at Zai Chun of Sanxitang from the corner of her eye!
But I didn't expect this boy to be so stubborn. He just knelt down and gave the seal of difficulty to the emperor without saying a word!
"Okay, okay...you are such a good son of the Ai family! Beat...keep beating!"
"Dad Sixi and Little Sixi didn't take care of the money? Did Manshun take care of them all? The Ai family doesn't believe it. How can this money fly... drag Er Mao in!"
Before Cixi could finish shouting, Ermao had already stepped in and knelt down in front of Cixi with a bang, without any trace of fear on his face!
"Greetings to the Queen Mother! Does the Queen Mother ask for money from the slave? I'm sorry, but it is impossible for a slave to care about money... If the Queen Mother is so angry that she has nowhere to vent her anger, then please ask that slave to let me vent her anger..."
Ouch! What a challenge! Cixi was so angry today that her mouth was crooked and her eyes were squinting, and she showed signs of a stroke!
"Since you're itchy, I'll give you a beating... drag him out and beat him in the yard until the ten million taels come out!"
Ermao is going to be beaten! Cheng'en Gong Guixiang was shocked. He knew the details. This good old man didn't want to see his sister offend Xiao Letian to death!
Guixiang quickly came in and stopped the eunuch who was rushing towards him, "Hey, hey, hey... don't, don't, don't fight! Isn't Er Mao responsible for the emperor's knowledge of foreign affairs? It's right for him not to use money!"
"The Queen Mother, for the sake of this humble minister, don't fight me yet, don't fight me yet!"
Guixiang looked at Emperor Tongzhi who was as stubborn as a donkey in the inner room and sighed, walked a few steps forward and knelt at the door of Sanxi Hall, "Greetings to the Emperor!"
"Your Majesty! Don't make the Queen Mother angry... Just say something! Say something if you have anything to do! If Er Mao is tortured today, it won't be justified to your master later!"
Bringing up Xiao Letian's name was the only way to suppress Zai Chun. At this moment, Zai Chun's bones were stiff. He endured the pain and moved his knees, then turned in one direction and turned his face. Aiming at Cixi outside.
"Mother...my son is unfilial...my son really can't give you ten million taels of silver!"
"You! Are you going to be so angry as a mother? Are you just waiting for the money to be snatched away? Would you rather take advantage of those bastards than give your mother a penny?"
Zai Chun banged his forehead on the ground, but instead of talking to his mother, he turned his attention to his uncle.
"uncle……"
"I don't dare, I don't dare... Your Majesty Guixiang comes to see the Emperor!"
"No, I am going to call you uncle according to family etiquette today...Uncle, please tell my mother, this Englishman is not a fool, and he will not give me money so easily!"
"The money actually belongs to Sir Gordon! It's not to him...but the British gave the order when they gave the money. Any procedures for using pounds need to be handled by Gordon!"
"When withdrawing money, Gordon must bring his son's seal to handle business before he can receive the money!"
"People and seals are indispensable... so I can't come up with any money!"
